Date   : Mon, 02 May 1983 1845-:00EDT
From   : JOSEPH@rutgers.arpa
Subject: S100 Hard disk query

CP/Mers,

Rutgers University has been supporting an RCPM system for about two
years now.  The system has been running with two single density 8"
ICOM floppy disk drives and an ICOM controller.  After all the system
software and message files are put on these low density disks, there
isn't much room left for programs to be uploaded and downloaded.  The
project group that has been supporting this bulletin board has decided
that they want to support a larger scale system and want to use a hard
disk system to increase storage space.  I have been looking through BYTE
magazine and some others and have found many ads for controllers and 
drives and stuff, but have not found the complete package that we need.
If anyone can help with info about a system that will do the following.
please reply to me (JOSEPH@Rutgers) and I will forward a compendium to
the net.
REQUIREMENTS-
    S100 controller that will run with a Cromemco z80 4Mhz processor and that
         comes with either an attach bios for CPM 2.2 or a complete bios for
        CPM 2.2 or CPM plus.  Integral backup system controller would be
         a plus (built in cartridge tape system......)

    DISK box containing Hard disk drive(s) and power supply.  We are
         looking for a winchester system with about 20 megabytes storage
         capacity. ( a removable cartridge system would be preferred)

    COMPLETE backup system,  Either cartridge tape, high density floppy
         or winchester.  We have been using video tape for backup on an 
        apple hard disk and have found it to be slow and not too reliable.

I need recommendations on which manufacturers, if any, make entire snap on
subsystems like this or, if separate manufacturers devices are needed,
which ones work together well.

                                       Thanks in advance,
                                         Seymour Joseph
                                       Rutgers University
                                       Microcomputer support staff.